A network of groups delivered an urgent request to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey to stop the destruction of an Indigenous historic site by illegal sand and gravel mining
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Meg Sheehan, 508-259-9154, environmentwatchsoutheasternma
Linda Coombs 508-560-5306, bornagainpatuxet@yahoo.com
Above: CLWC delivers letter to Governors Office
Boston, Massachusetts. A network of groups including the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe of Plymouth Patuxet delivered an urgent request to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey to stop the destruction of an Indigenous historic site by illegal sand and gravel mining. The mining operation started in mid-January following the issuance of a permit by the Town of Plymouth that groups say is illegal. The site is known as the “Great Lot”. It is part of the 1830 allotment by Massachusetts to the Wampanoag People and was a tribal reservation. The site is located on one of the last remaining hills in Plymouth that has not been leveled by sand and gravel mining. A December 2024 Letter from the Herring Pond Tribe states the site “lies at the heart of the Wampanoag homelands and holds profound historical and cultural significance.” Six Wampanoag Tribal members and residents have appealed the permit and the network has asked for a cease and desist from the Town’s Building Inspector.
Above: 3 Sand mining projects in Cedarville area, 103 Hedges Pond Road, Indian head resort, and PA Landers site
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